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White Eve Door & Window sensor with its smaller square magnet

Eve Door & Window

Wireless Contact Sensor

Eve Door & Window is worth considering for its magnet spacers and useful opening history in an Apple home.

Thread$43.95
Needs a Thread border router
White Eve Motion sensor mounted on an exterior wall, with water droplets on the casing

Eve Motion

Wireless Motion Sensor

Eve Motion makes sense for an Apple home that needs adjustable motion settings, or a cold location beyond IKEA MYGGSPRAY’s stated range.

Thread$49.95
Needs a Thread border router
US and Canada Eve Energy plug with a single grounded socket and green control button

Eve Energy

Smart Plug & Power Meter

Eve Energy earns its premium when you want useful energy history and device schedules without an Eve account, in a home already using Thread.

Thread$39.95
Needs a Thread border router
European Eve Energy plug with a recessed Schuko socket and green control button

Eve Energy (Europe)

Matter-over-Thread Smart Plug and Power Meter

Eve Energy Europe is a considered upgrade for someone who will use Eve’s energy graphs, device schedules and account-free operation.

Thread€39.95
Needs a Thread border router
Black Sonos Era 100 speaker

Sonos Era 100

Compact mains-powered stereo music speaker

Era 100 is a sensible compact music speaker for an existing Sonos home.

Wi-Fi$219
No brand hub or Thread router required
Black Sonos Era 300 spatial audio speaker

Sonos Era 300

Mains-powered spatial music speaker and optional Sonos surround

Era 300 is worth considering for deliberate spatial-music listening or a planned Sonos surround system.

Wi-Fi$479
No brand hub or Thread router required
Apple HomePod second-generation smart speaker

Apple HomePod (2nd generation)

Smart speaker, Matter Controller and Thread Border Router

The second-generation HomePod makes sense as an Apple-focused music or TV speaker with a home hub included.

Thread$349
No brand hub or Thread router required
Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2

Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2

Indoor door/window contact sensor with two magnet options

Worth considering when the included flat magnet solves an awkward mounting position.

ThreadFrom $29.99
Needs a Thread border router
White arre Temperature Sensor on its removable stand

arre Temperature Sensor

Compact indoor temperature, humidity and pressure sensor

A neat screenless sensor when discreet placement is more valuable than a display.

Thread$34.99
Needs a Thread border router
Homey Pro smart home hub

Homey Pro (Early 2023)

Matter Hub and Thread Border Router

Worth keeping when its 2 GB of memory already handles your Homey apps.

Thread
No brand hub or Thread router required
Tapo P110M European smart Wi-Fi plug with energy monitoring

Tapo P110M (Europe)

Schuko Matter Wi-Fi plug with energy monitoring

P110M is the more compelling everyday Tapo plug for a Schuko home: inexpensive switching with an energy meter in the same space as the basic P100M.

Wi-Fi€12.90
No brand hub or Thread router required